During Monday, the developers from the Czech SleepTeam studio boasted the first shots of playing the second part of the Bulánci event, which represent reworked graphics, but also the preservation of a popular style, including the behavior of weapons or effects during falling asleep hit bulbs. Together with the short video, the developers provided new information about the development, in which they mention, for example, the preliminary approach and return to some promises from the crowdfunding campaign, which took place on Starters and the developers raised over 7 million crowns in it.
The first gameplay example, true, doesn’t show much, but if you’re a fan of the first part, a look at the map originally named For good Night – Now Fairytale – it must activate a flood of nostalgia in you. The central house with a roof resembling a toadstool is in place, but everything is naturally much more detailed, including the grass, which responds nicely to the individual bulbs and underlines the overall shift in graphics. Of course, there are obligatory weapons, such as pistols or shotguns with a very similar scatter, which is just another of the many points that fans expect according to the reactions so far, and developers probably see no reason not to repeat the successful formula. However, it should be noted that the map is larger and has a slightly different layout due to the river and other obstacles, which will undoubtedly enter the gameplay and overall experience.
As for the current state of development, the developers mention in particular the preliminary approach, which, despite the original plan, is delayed, but players should see it during the summer. “We can’t wait for the game to come out, but we realize that expectations are high, so we don’t want to rush anything,” says SleepTeam. They add that they are also looking forward to the feedback, because this will be the first time that the general public from among the supporters who have contributed at least 600 crowns to the Starter will be able to enter their game. If you are one of them, you can look forward to multiplayer, which will be represented in both local and online variants, for up to 8 players. On the other hand, don’t expect a campaign that the developers have decided to add to the full game. This is a fairly common procedure, but it is still true that the campaign is being worked on, they have a finished story and they are sure that they will entertain the players well. “Just because it offers a number of game modes that won’t be in multiplayer,” the developers say, and just such an approach could really work instead of repeating the same procedures over and over again.
As part of the campaign on Starter, however, SleepTeam did not only promise early access – the rewards also included the Bulánci card game – a special unit that was not born easily. “Like the other rewards, the card game turned out to be a bigger nut than we originally thought. We had the concept, which we had ready in May 2021 at the start of the campaign on Starter, tested by experienced gaming groups and it turned out to be too complicated compared to a computer game, “the developers explain, but immediately add a little reassuring. The game has been ready since mid-April this year, its physical production is currently underway and it should be available to all interested parties in a matter of weeks. That is, not only to those who secured it in the campaign with the appropriate amount, but also to those who would like to buy it in the store.
If you ask for more rewards, the developers have already indicated that their amount, combined with the huge interest in the game, underestimated a bit and took longer than more than 8,500 supporters to prepare all the pillows, pewter figures, the card game, T-shirts, cakes, but also a collection of Bulgarian poetry. Now, however, it is true that most of the rewards have already found their owners, and in addition to the cards, only tin pieces remain to be sent out. In addition, the developers found a place to agree on a collaboration with actor Tomáš Hanák, who invited them to his restaurant and recited seven poems from the upcoming collection, and then added another – his own -. “He’s just a great person and we really enjoy working with him,” the developers add, and they’re happy with the other dubbers who lend their voice to the game. Czech dubbing is being filmed in the Soundsquare studio, and according to the available daily, Filip Kraucher, Petr Žalud and Oldřich Štěrba, for example, took part in it alongside fan supporters.
According to SleepTeam, the studio now has a slightly nervous atmosphere, which came with a campaign on Starter. According to the developers, they are aware of the responsibility and have respect for what they promised the players. “The players have made it clear that they want the game and expect it to be great. We will do everything in our power to do so, “the developers promise, claiming that the most fundamental will be the responses from the preliminary approach. “If the feedback is good, it will calm us down a lot and the rest of the development could take place in a calmer atmosphere,” conclude the authors of Bulánky.
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